Our Castmagic story is now live on Starter Story.
It's so awesome to see our story covered on a blog I've read for the past five years.
This is hands down the best story yet about Castmagic and how we grew.
Enjoy!
Thank you
@thepatwalls
&
@marcovbenny
This is GOLDEN product advice
โItโs on you as a builder to find the unusual things. The things they didnโt consider but once they see they go OF COURSE! Whereโs this been my whole life!?โ
๐๐
@jasonfried
I think
@jasonfried
is on my Mount Rushmore of people I admire in business.
His episode is out today.
I love him because he's punk rock. He has strong opinions, does things differently, and is effective.
A few interesting things we discussed:
- his company is doing tens of
Top dtc brands growing through affiliate:
- hello fresh ($8b)
- hero cosmetics ($100m+)
- onnit ($100m+)
- me undies ($80m+)
- mvmt ($100m+)
- pura vida bracelets ($130m+)
holy affiliates ๐คฏ
Tune into this ep of
@DTC__POD
for a masterclass on affiliate marketing ๐
@jasonfried
@dhh
this is a long shot but... do you know an apple store rep we could talk with? our business
@castmagic_io
is a web based app - we built an ios app as an added benefit for existing customers only.
However, apple just keeps rejecting it and asking for 30% of our
Iโve been religiously listening to every ep drop of Where it Happens by
@gregisenberg
Todayโs ep was straight ๐ฅ๐ฅ
But what makes it even better was to see a Castmagic honorable mention featuring
@noahkagan
!
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We're hosting a hacker house ๐ for
@MiamiHackWeek
with
@trend_io
20+ hackers and creators. Hacking for a week! Jan 23-28th.
We are actively recruiting and looking for people who want to build in the creator space.
Apply to join. Come hack with us ๐๐
So,
@AliAbdaal
just spilled the tea on being a world class content creator on
@myfirstmilpod
and honestly, it's pure gold.
If you're interested in becoming a content creator, check this out ๐
๐ข Excited to share that
@trend_io
has been acquired by
@soonastudios
!
What a ride!
Thank you to our team and to everyone that believed in us. Generating content for ecommerce brands just got a whole lot better.
Excited to continue the mission alongside
@lizgiorgi
๐ฅ๐ธ
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
soona has acquiredย
@trend_io
! ๐ฅณ
together we're making it easier than ever for businesses to create high-quality content and reach their target audience.
stay tuned for what's next!ย ๐
๐ท Ecommerce photography will never be the same... thanks to generative AI.
Over the past few months, we have been building for the next gen of creators. Our mission has always been to democratize access to creative, and that's exactly what we're doing with Trend Studio.
Through hard work, and an unconventional approach, a mechanical engineering student was able to land his dream job as a brand manager at Procter and Gamble.
He then helped creators like Lil Nas X, Post Malone, Matthew McConaughey, and Mila Kunis launch CPG products ๐
I recently spoke with a 4x founder. Among those companies, he's the founder of the well known ecommerce company Woocommerce.
Here are my๐ takeaways after a 1hr long convo with him๐
What do you think we'll see more of in 2023? Here's one of my predictions๐ซ
The one person marketing team ๐งโ๐ฆฑ
It won't be easy but it's certainly possible. Here's how you can accomplish this ๐
Just released a conversation with a fascinating company...
A psychedelic media company positioning itself to be ahead of the incoming Psilocybin boom.
Media to Commerce: one of the best ways to differentiate an ecommerce brand ๐
Pharrell invested in my previous business. I saw him in person for the first time at his Billionaires Boys Club store opening in Miami and he looked at me and said โyouโre Ramon from Trend!โ
That was awesome.
@Pharrell
is a role model. Iโll never forget that moment!
To bootstrap or to fundraise? ๐ค
How can founders determine the best path for their business?
These 2 founders which have gone through both paths, share their story ๐
๐ฅ Working with media just got a MAJOR upgrade ๐ฅ
Creating content used to be an extremely time consuming process.. until now.
Castmagic is solving content generation workflows left and right.
Here are some of the most recent updates we've shipped ๐
I had an awesome conversation with one of the most impressive founders I have ever met.
@MichaelMartocci
from
@swagup
is revolutionizing the swag industry.
Hereโs what
@MichaelMartocci
shared about how the bootstrapped brand is targeting a $30 billion market.๐
Some startups are growing to $10M+ in under 12 months without paying for marketing.
BUT HOW!?
Well, I think there might be a big shift happening...
Creators are starting to invest in startups and exchanging promotions for equity and it's working, big time.
Here are some
A famous software company built in a dorm room at UCLA went from almost shutting down to generating $200B+ in GMV ๐คฏ
The founder shared its story with us on DTC POD ๐
Million Dollar Weekend is the book I wish I had when I began my journey as an entrepreneur.
So.. I just bought 20 copies of the book to give them away.
All you need to do to be chosen for a copy is RT this tweet. That's all!
Winners will be chosen this Friday Feb 2nd.
After 3 years of writing (and rewriting)
18 months of podcast tours and marketing prep
My book Million Dollar Weekend is officially LIVE๐
If youโve received ANY value from me in the past decade, it would mean the world if you grabbed a copy of my book:
๐จHUGE OPPORTUNITY๐จ
If it werenโt for influencer marketing, we couldnโt have bootstrapped Castmagic to seven figures in such a short amount of time.
To date, we have generated over 15M views across socials.
15M views is cool, but we have bigger goals. We want to hit 100M+
This past weekend I walked the beach while listening to the interview
@AliAbdaal
did with
@awilkinson
. It left me with so many thought provoking insights.
I can't stop thinking about some of the things they talked about.
First off, Andrew's story of going from a barista to a
Yes bro I do. Iโll listen to anyone trying to help me and my business and if theyโre a kid Iโd try to help them too.
Today I had lunch w a 22 year old pulling $300k / mo.
Donโt sleep on the kids. I was that kid at one point.
Keep grinding young king!
Paid marketing is ruining DTCโฆ.
Hear me out.
I donโt know how you feel, but to me, it feels like a race of marketing teams focused on getting the most people in a funnel as opposed to building a tribe around a brand.
โWhoever pays the most, keeps the customer.โ
Founders are
Love what
@wander
is building. Check out their websites, theyโre doing creative so right.
โ personalized videos for each listing
โ high quality photos and videos
โ stunning lighting
๐ขHIGH QUALITY CREATIVE SELLS
I thought I wanted ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ when building businesses, but I recently found outโฆ
I was wrong.
What I was really searching for was ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐.
I wasnโt longing for something I felt like I should be doing, but where I felt it was my ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง to be doing it.
Last year, I started an influencer program that generated 10M+ views and six figures in revenue for
@castmagic_io
But it took a lot of trial and error to get there.
Here are some of the biggest red flags and green flags to look for when starting an influencer campaign:
โ Red
๐๏ธBIG ANNOUNCEMENT๐๏ธ
Just launched a new podcast!
Blaine and I are having a ton of conversations with professionals and creators on a weekly basis who need the latest in terms of:
- how professionals should approach creating content
- how creators can turn their content into
When starting out
@DTC__POD
I thought it was going to be a short term thing.
Here we are celebrating 300+ episodes. wow.
Can confirm, consistency pays off.
Big News ๐จ๐: Trend now has a
@Shopify
app where you can display product unboxings, testimonials, product in use videos etc. From your product pages.
The videos are shareable AND shoppable.
The best part is that it's FREE :) for now...
Link below. Here's a video snippet:
When
@thesamparr
reached out for Hampton I instantly knew it was going to be a special communityโฆ
I couldnโt be happier that I pulled the trigger on it.
Truly impressive to see how Sam extends himself to provide value to every member.
Hampton proud
If your brand isn't on Tiktok Shops you're leaving CASH on the table, big piles of cash ๐ต๐ต๐ต๐ต
Our recent guest
@TheMoeHayek
trademarked the Limitless pill "NZT-48". He's already experiencing $40k days and 7 figure months, all within Tiktok shops.
Here's what you need to
๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฑ This feels like another ChatGPT like moment in AI.
Google launched NotebookLM, and we created a podcast that explains Castmagic better than I ever could. ๐คฏ๐คฏ๐คฏ
Yes, AI just described my own business better than I did as the founder. Content creation has officially
My good friend whom I used to throw parties with in high school, is Bad Bunnyโs manager and sitting at the top of the music industry..
My other good friend Kike is now one of the best players on the Red Sox.
You might be surrounded by greatness and not know it. Cherish.
.
@codyplof
of
@jonesroadbeauty
has found the Key to consistent growth. He's mastering creator content and has already hit it big.
"This is no longer a โnice to have,โ content needs to be an essential part of any marketing campaign."
Full episode ๐
๐ฃIโm celebrating Labor Day by starting my next company! Itโs go time again ๐
Iโm building with
@bbols4
and
@j_tormey
this time around. This one is going to be a rocket.
Follow
@castmagic_io
to learn more or visit
Hiring for a role youโre delegating as a founder is hard.
Iโm so close to marketing so I refuse to settle for a mediocre candidate.
Iโm still looking to fulfill this role - if you know anyone who might be a good fit lmk!
Miami based a huge +
๐จHUGE OPPORTUNITY๐จ
If it werenโt for influencer marketing, we couldnโt have bootstrapped Castmagic to seven figures in such a short amount of time.
To date, we have generated over 15M views across socials.
15M views is cool, but we have bigger goals. We want to hit 100M+